Updates for the week of 2010-04-25

  • Illustrating my thoughts on the commonality of lightsabers, this: http://www.youtube.com/user/RedLetterMedia#p/u/8/Blkx6axytKQ #
  • When the entire list of revision notes from your agent is one typo and two incorrect speech attributions, that's a Damn Good Day. #
  • Spot the wild alot in it's native internet environment: http://is.gd/bzGVk #
  • Random Average: “I bleed and take another action.” http://bit.ly/aMtmNJ #
  • Nerd Health: Eowyn's Challenge – http://is.gd/bAM76 #
  • 4/20/2010 (http://j.mp/b45Err) – "Doyce likes this." #
  • Riddle me this: BSG & B5 – both have angels. One is deemed cool, one gets dissed. Que? #
  • "It’s very dear to me, the issue of gay marriage. Or as I like to call it: ‘marriage.’ You know,…" (http://j.mp/a0lNQd) – QfT #
  • So about that deadly fungus… (http://j.mp/cJgWeM) – (So lucky that climate change is having no effect…) #
  • I am SO incredibly productive doing this job remotely, compared to when I was in the office. Pity I'll be officially laid off in 4 weeks. #
  • *wishlists* RT @Pyr_Books: "[…] End of the Century […] reminded me of a Steven Moffat episode of Doctor Who" http://bit.ly/azmIc7 #
  • Someone took a picture of the late-April flowering trees in the backyard, so (per Colorado Meteorological Regulations) it is now snowing. #
  • "He is… the most interesting man in the world." #
  • IMG_1285 (http://j.mp/99jgqT) – Almost 5. My god. #

Updates for the week of 2010-04-18

  • Hmm. When WordPress creates a new post, it's also creating an "Assets_c" directory full of 100s of trojan-infected files. Anyone? WTF? #
  • I wouldn't, had I been asked before today, expressed much interest in an apricot wheat beer. I was wrong, and happy to have been proven so. #
  • Happy Anniversary to @daphneun, a lovely and remarkably patient lady. Anyone have good geek-shirt suggestions for the 'cotton' anniversary? #
  • Oh my. My love of Google Voice just grew three sizes. http://is.gd/bu55m #
  • One of the finest things about humanity's current lifespan is that it's given me time to realize that I really like cooking. #yummystew #
  • Taxes at their lowest in 60 years. http://is.gd/bvRxe #
  • Hating the new Star Wars MMO for the Same reason I hated the prequels. Lightsabers are common. Read: "Without special distinction/quality." #

Updates for the week of 2010-04-11

  • My easter t-shirt: http://bit.ly/cYipBE "Jinkies! That creepy zombie was Old Man Jesus all along!" #
  • Phantom Menace Reviewer Destroys Attack of the Clones In 88 Minutes (http://j.mp/bh7T0e) – Chk-chk BOOM. #
  • sabriel work (http://j.mp/bdR7nb) – Gorgeous concept art. #
  • Publishers + Ebooks = Epic Fail (http://j.mp/97JxHd) – Times. Changin'. #
  • A fine article I stumbled over while digging up an old story of ours on blowfish. http://is.gd/biOJd (nsfw?) #
  • I couldn't have said this any better. RT @FakeAPStylebook: S;esud idr yjr [tp[rt jp,r lrud ejrm yu[omh/ #
  • Random Average: Diaspora, Session 3: Heat up the Iridium, it’s Shootin’ Time http://bit.ly/cutEJq #
  • Remember the Normandy (http://j.mp/94OyWs) – My wife is a total geek, and I wouldn't have it any other way. #
  • Useful Stuff for DFRPG (http://j.mp/aI9YWo) – I have big (non-Dresden-world) plans for DFRPG, so I'm getting it. Obviously. #
  • One of the pix I used in the Defensive Driving course I built this week. Also, this one: http://flic.kr/p/7PHtzu http://flic.kr/p/7RWCVb #
  • Take Back Amercia. Amercia. Jesus wept. (http://j.mp/bLGTlE) – Via @chuckwendig #
  • Another good tabletop Dragon Age rpg session. Good old school fun and a rather luxurious bit of roleplaying. #
  • Still buzzing on the post-game high. Pity @daphneun, who has to try to work while I babble and recount and babble more. Good game. #

Updates for the week of 2010-04-04

  • Every so often, @cyface lets me on his show to talk about game stuff. This is one such time. http://is.gd/b5iVc #
  • I have to count myself lucky that my work brings me into contact with completely serious terms like "pocket penetrometer". #petnames #
  • Sci-Fi-Superfan-Reference-Manual.jpg (http://j.mp/dqoEgv) – HA! Shiny! #
  • Sci-Fi-Superfan-Reference-Manual.jpg (http://j.mp/dqoEgv) – Yeah, this one made me laugh out loud a couple times. #
  • Design Observer (http://j.mp/bM9dEN) – If I were the kind to get super-visible tattoos… #
  • Kaylee takes me driving (http://j.mp/cUR24w) – Also, the last shot of the beard before it was stripped away. #
  • FATE / Example Consequences (http://j.mp/aNUAry) – I asked on the Diaspora list for good consequences to use in-game. Two hours later… #
  • RT @mabjustmab Obama is not a brown-skinned anti-war socialist who gives away free healthcare. You're thinking of Jesus." – John Fugelsang #
  • Obligatory April Fools’ Day Post (http://j.mp/9o1VeE) – Yeah, this. Just sign my name at the bottom. Gotcha. #
  • William Shatner Captain Kirk: Celebrities: GQ (http://j.mp/aFlXhN) – This is… kind of mesmerizing. #
  • Obama mocks critics of Health Care Reform. (http://j.mp/bt7UAS) – This man is my hero. #
  • Obama mocks critics of Health Care Reform. (http://j.mp/bt7UAS) – "Can you imagine if these pundits worked on a farm?" #
  • Random Average: Diaspora, Session 2: Fight! http://bit.ly/d5i4Nf #

Updates for the week of 2010-03-28

  • #protip don't make a PB&J on the same board you diced the onion on yesterday. Also, don't wash it down with pink grapefruit juice. #
  • Getting ready to record another chunk of RtN podcast material with @cyface. Here's hoping I can manage some Tweet-level brevity. Should be e #
  • Listening to Huxley Met Soda today while working. Good background music. http://is.gd/aT8ce #
  • I can't decide if I'm bowling like crap because I'm not in the mood, or not in the mood because I'm bowling like crap. Or just tired. #
  • Dragon Age Orifins is making me unhappy. The game is great, but I hate when a companion gets MAD at me. #
  • A Laid Back Organ Jam (http://j.mp/cI1Hlr) – "Work on the small things until they get bigger." Sooth. #
  • This month, I'm writing the stuff Neo downloads before mumbling "I know kung-fu." Except with mine it's: "I know Asbestos Exposure Limits." #
  • DA:Origins peeps: has anyone else been unwilling recruit the "secret companion" because of who you have to put in power to get him? <- Me. #
  • A Guide to Foul Bachelor Frog, 4chan's Funniest Advice Dog Spinoff (http://j.mp/aVhedf) – Yeah, I'm pretty much Bachelor Frog this week. #
  • #3factplanets (http://j.mp/9AmZcp) – Easy grist for the Diaspora game. #
  • My regular and reliable dayjob production schedule is getting frelled up by lack of feedback from the client. I wish I were more surprised. #
  • Kaylee is taking me to a movie. We'll just see how that goes… #

Updates for the week of 2010-03-21

  • A gentle reminder (http://goo.gl/Dq3m) – yawns #
  • Porn For Women (http://goo.gl/eFne) – I don't entirely understand women, but in my experience, this = truth. #
  • Lost: Called it (http://goo.gl/D7rg) – My wife is a big LOST fan. I love Lost fans. Truly. Mostly. #
  • How To Play The Game (http://goo.gl/Ml4h) – Yep, that's pretty much it. #
  • Erin Go Bragh (http://goo.gl/aLa5) – Good day for a beer. #
  • weird_comic.jpg (http://goo.gl/ViJJ) – We're all weird. #
  • It bothers me a lot more to spend an hour getting caught up on my newsreader now than it did when I was working a regular job. #
  • Ugh. Reader2twitter uses a google url shortener that doesn't work for many folks. That's bad, but a changeable option. Anyone know WHERE? #
  • Every time you make a PowerPoint … (http://j.mp/aQcxLU) – Linking this to see if reader2twitter is behaving. And because it's true. #
  • Green Day http://flic.kr/p/7LsCn3 #
  • Gaming can make a better world (http://j.mp/ceaUwm) – Sooth. #
  • "DenverCrime is now following you on Twitter." *gets nervous* #
  • The only Trek game I'd ever play (or run) http://is.gd/aQmgp #
  • Oh yeah: totally the first day of Spring. http://is.gd/aQqMo (In other news, Kaylee starts ice skating lessons today.) #

Updates for the week of 2010-03-14

  • Hey guys: any of you able to tweak a flash .swf file? I've got one link inside this… flash blob needs to be changed. #
  • WordPressed my ASS off this weekend (and today). Not for my site, but I learned a lot anyway. #
  • Hey guys: anyone know of the statistics for yearly hitchhiker disappearances? Well, not *know* them, offhand, but know where to find them? #
  • "Hazard" is a really annoying word to type over and over. a-z-a is a difficult combo. My left pinky knuckle is protesting. #
  • (No, this is not for my Cletus/Deputy Enos slashfic.) #
  • WordPress people: I've got WP hosting the (non-blog) front page of a site. View thatdomain.com, it works, BUT http://www.thatdomain.com fails. Why? #
  • Ach! Sinuses! SO. MUCH. Burning! #
  • The fact that there is no available data on hitchhiker disappearances is actually more useful/interesting than the data would've been. #
  • And now it's snowing. Really, Colorado? I love you, but sometimes I think you just like having me around to pick on. #
  • Buffy (the show) is 13 years old today. @Daphneun and I are 4. It is appropriate that the two events share an anniversary. #
  • At the Dentist for my permanent crown. They can't get the temporary out. Fucking Denethor. #

Updates for the week of 2010-03-07

  • Kaylee's toys are flying to grandma's house. In a spaceship. There are evil robots! Her groovy girls are firing the 'lazer-bazer'. #soproud #
  • Kaylee is demonstrating sudden and inexplicable knowledge of ABBA lyrics. I blame @maureenjohnson — and I suspect that would thrill her. #
  • Manufacturers are now putting instructions on candy bar wrappers. Where to hold it; where to pull. Is this needed? Are we devolving? #weeps #
  • Status, King Bidgood: Still in bathtub; still refusing to get out. #justthoughtyoushouldknow #
  • My weekly workday schedule just got a LOT more flexible. :( Upside: my (ex)boss is pretty awesome. #
  • OK Go – This Too Shall Pass – Once again, a GREAT video – http://youtu.be/qybUFnY7Y8w #
  • Must. Resist. Shopping. Urge. (Want that SR2 cap BAD.) http://is.gd/9zviU #
  • 3/2/2010 (http://goo.gl/GEFd) – Pretty in green. #
  • Anyone ever played this? Thoughts? http://is.gd/9KVw6 #
  • For #ff or #followfriday or whatever, I point at @dknippling — a good person to know if you like either words or food, but especially both. #
  • Date night concludes with a couch, @daphneun, Farscape, and possible a large packet of crackers. Sometimes they matter. #
  • Heading downtown for Mary Poppins with @daphneun and the munchkin. #
  • Completely nuked @daphneun's entire photoblog in, like, two mouse clicks. I am Jack's complete incompetence. #